Manifestations of Sexuality in Theatrical Performance
Effects and consequences of aesthetic, ethical and political order, eroticism, voyeurism and exhibitionism
Frederico Bruno Martins dos Santos Jara Schiappa
SFRH / BPD / 117096/2016
2023 - April 8: presentation of the book Sexualities in the Arts, the dark scene and the MSTsite at Teatro da Trindade - Salão Nobre, 3 pm
Book Cover
2021/2022 – Cycle of Conferences
MANIFESTATIONS OF SEXUALITY IN THE ARTS
aesthetic,
ethical and political effects and consequences of eroticism, voyeurism and
exhibitionism
Conference Poster
2021 – Launch of the 2nd Edition of the book João Garcia Miguel e a Transificação do Corpo, with a chapter on Sara Ribeiro, by Bruno Schiappa, on paper, edited by CJGM, in the Trace Collection
Book cover
2020 - International Colloquium Eroticism and Sexuality(ies) in the Arts (online)
Image of the Colloquium
Publication of the Ebook João Garcia Miguel and the
Transification of the Body, with a chapter on Sara Ribeiro, by Bruno Schiappa
Image of the Ebook
Eroticism and
Sexuality(ies) in the Arts
Call for communications.
- From October 2019 to February 2020: Lecture Series at the Teatro da Trindade
on the theme Manifestations of Sexuality in the Performative and Visual Arts.
Confirmed.
Curated and Moderated by Bruno Schiappa. Supervision of Fernando Guerreiro,
Scientific Consultant (ULisboa)
Poster
Program:
9 of October of 2019: Bruno Schiappa [1]: the deconstruction of the genre
in the version of João Garcia Miguel of The House of Bernarda Alba. From the
performance of João Garcia Miguel, Bruno Schiappa will speak about the issue of
genres and their representation on stage
NOVEMBER 6, 2019: João Pedro Rodrigues [2]: Eroticism and fantasy in the triad
The Phantom, Odete and Ornithologist, by the filmmaker. In a conversation with
director João Pedro Rodrigues moderated by Bruno Schiappa, with excerpts from
the 3 films, the themes of (homo) eroticism and fantasy in the selected triad
4 DECEMBER 2019: Elmano Sancho [3]: the link between exposure and total
visibility of pornography and contemporary society. From the events surrounding
the death of the American citizen Eric Garner that gave rise to the I Can not
Breathe movement and which were the starting point for his show, Elmano Sancho
will talk about the construction process and the issues that the motivated to
create I can not Breathe, which won him an APCT award for best performance
8 JANUARY 2020: Sara Carinhas [4]: the theatrical gesture and body in the
performer's work. From his work on the shows The farce; Orlando; The
uninhabited look of the mornings; The maids and Paradise, will be conducted a
conversation about the theatrical gesture and body as privileged tools in the
work of Sara Carinhas as a co-creator
5 FBRUARY 2020: Olinda Kleiman [5]: Saying as who does not say - sexual misconception in the Vincentian theater. Olinda Kleiman will analyze the mechanisms of verbalisation and staging of sex and sexuality in the Vincentian theater, reconsidering the text and the performance, which is based on a more playful and theatrical prspective than what criticism generally acknowledges, taking into account the cultural habits of an era and the play of complicity between author, actor and public, reinforced by the process of collective reception: a whole process in which laughter is shared, guaranteeing the theatrical word its spectacular.
Practice as Research
- Prison Fantasies * (theatre play)- Written and directed by Bruno
Schiappa, in response to a request for collaboration at a training course for
Actors, which functioned as a laboratory suitable for practice as an
investigation, and in which I applied various perspectives of the concepts of
psychoanalysis by Freud (unheimlich - the disturbing, the strange-familiar or
the disturbing strangeness), Jung (genetic memory) and Segal (fantasy). It was
presented to the public on June 19, 20 and 21, at Chapitô, with a talk with the
audience at the end about the effects of the spectacle on the spectator and the
actors.
Poster
Digital Resources
- Update of the site http://mst.estudosteatro.pt/ in the fields reserved to
bibliography and insertion of the stages of the investigation
- Call for online surveys, drawn up in the framework of the investigation.
Survey of viewers and creators, versions in Portuguese, English and French,
aiming at the internationalization of research.
Author: Bruno Schiappa
Supervision: Fernando Guerreiro, scientific consultant (ULisboa) and Maria João
Brilhante, Director of the Center for Theater Studies (ULisboa)
Call for submissions of articles / Call for submission of articles and papers
(this call was initiated in 2018 and continues annually until there are
sufficient results.The French version is in preparation and the call will be
open to the Slav countries)
Curatorship: Bruno Schiappa
Supervision: Fernando Guerreiro, scientific advisor (ULisboa) and Maria
João Brilhante (ULisboa)
Call for submittions Manifestations of Sexuality in Theater
The submittion of proposals for articles for publication on the
MST website (manifestations of sexuality in the theater) is open -
http://mst.estudosteatro.pt/
The MST-Manifestations of Sexuality in Theater is a website created in 2018
and still without public disclosure, aimed at disseminating research related to
Manifestations of sexuality in theatrical performance: effects and consequences
of aesthetic, ethical and political scope of stimulation sensual and erotic
through display and voyeurism, contributing to the dialogue between areas of
Theater, Society and Power.
The objective is to include in this site, together with the Center for
Studies of Theater of the University of Lisbon, the results of scientific
research in the field of sexuality and its presence in the theater, as a
political vehicle and / or ideologemas. The articles may be written in English
or Portuguese and will be subject to the appreciation of the members of the
Editorial Board, through a peer-review process. Portuguese version attached
MST site (manifestations of sexuality in theater) invites submissions to be
published - http://mst.estudosteatro.pt/
MST-Manifestations of Sexuality in Theater is a newly created site (2018)
and still without public disclosure, which aims to disseminate research related
to Manifestations of sexuality in theatrical performance: effects and
consequences of the aesthetic, ethical and political scope of sensual and
erotic stimulation through the exhibition and voyeurism, contributing to the
dialogue between areas of Theater, Society and Power.
The objective is to include in this site, linked to the Center for Studies
of Theater of the University of Lisbon, the results of scientific research in
the field of sexuality and its presence in the theater as a political vehicle.
The articles may be written in English or Portuguese and will be subject to the
appreciation of the members of the Editorial Board, through a peer-review
process. English version attached
CONFERENCES
- Lecture *, 15 March, presentation of the research project on
Manifestations of Sexuality (post doctoral studies) in CREPAL - Center de
recherches sur les pays lusophones, Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, Maison de la
Recherch: Guest speaker, Bruno Schiappa
- Conferences * on Tetrality and Power - the case of the Auto da Fé; Guest
speaker, Bruno Schiappa
Note: Although the original timetable was not foreseen, these conferences,
which started with my doctoral thesis, which had timely funding with a research
fellowship (BD SFRH / BD / 45101/2008). book, are contributing to an upcoming
research project, which will result from a meeting between the themes of the
two projects - PhD and Post Doctoral - and which will be subordinated to the
theme Theatricality and Power, the seduction of the senses.
March 30, 2019 - Cartaxo Cultural Center (World Theater Day celebrations)
February 10, 2019 - Damião de Góis Museum and the Victims of the
Inquisition, Alenquer (on the occasion of the 517th anniversary of the birth of
the Humanist)
OTHERS
- Updating bibliography and operative concepts (throughout the year)
2018
WORKSHOP The Body and the Unconscious CURATOR Bruno Schiappa
Directed by João Garcia Miguel
held from September 17 to 21, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the premises
of Inatel Mouraria with 25 participants and with the financial support of the
GDA Foundation, which resulted in the practical verification of the methodology
of this creator, whose work is part of the first volume of the book scheduled
PUBLICATIONS online (peer review)
Note: throughout the year
- Schiappa, B., If there was no body there would be no sin [The House of
Bernarda Alba]
https://sinaisemlinha.wordpress.com/2018/11/14/se-nao-heart-corpo-nao-haveria-pecado-
a-casa-de-bernarda-alba /
- Schiappa, B., The House of the Rising Sun [Phobos or the love orphans]
https://sinaisemlinha.wordpress.com/2018/05/12/the-house-of-the-rising-sun-phobos-
or-the-heart-of-love /
- Schiappa, B., There is no such fury in hell as a despised woman [Medea]
https://sinaisemlinha.wordpress.com/2018/03/08/nao-existe-no-inferno-furia-iguala-a-
of-a-woman-despised-medeia /
PUBLISHED WORKS: BOOKS AND MAGAZINES
- The Theatrical Dimension of the Auto da Fé *, Lisbon: Colibri editions
(launch on 20th October in the TNDMII - former palace of the Inquisition /
Estaus) ISBN 978-989-689-782-6 URL: http: //www.edi-
colibri.co.uk/Details.aspx?ItemID=2237
- "In order to finally review the stars" * in Theories of
Criticism, Signs of Scene - Review of Theater Studies and Performative Arts,
Series II, No. 3, pp. 316-324, May 2018, Lisbon: Orfeu Negro ISBN
978-9898868-25-1 URL:
https://www.orfeunegro.org/products/sinais-de-cena-2018-revista-de-estudos-de-
theater-and-performing arts
DIGITAL RESOURCES
- Construction of the MST website, on the subject of research and
respective renewal of the web domain http://mst.estudosteatro.pt/
In progress is the preparation of the French version to attach to the main
menu and will be ready by the end of July.
- Call for submissions of articles / Call for submission of articles and papers
(this call was initiated in 2018 and continues annually until there are
sufficient results.The French version is in preparation and the call will be
open to the Slav countries)
Curatorship: Bruno Schiappa
Supervision: Fernando Guerreiro, scientific advisor (ULisboa) and Maria
João Brilhante, Director of the Center for Theater Studies
Manifestations of Sexuality in Theater / Manifestations of Sexuality in
Theater
The deadline for submitting proposals for articles for publication on the
MST website (manifestations of sexuality in the theater) is open -
http://mst.estudosteatro.pt/
The MST-Manifestations of Sexuality in Theater is a website created in 2018
and still without public disclosure, aimed at disseminating research related to
Manifestations of sexuality in theatrical performance: effects and consequences
of aesthetic, ethical and political scope of stimulation sensual and erotic
through display and voyeurism, contributing to the dialogue between areas of
Theater, Society and Power.
The objective is to include in this site, together with the Center for
Studies of Theater of the University of Lisbon, the results of scientific
research in the field of sexuality and its presence in the theater, as a
political vehicle and / or ideologemas. The articles may be written in English
or Portuguese and will be subject to the appreciation of the members of the
Editorial Board, through a peer-review process. Portuguese version attached
MST site (manifestations of sexuality in theater) invites submissions to be
published - http://mst.estudosteatro.pt/
MST-Manifestations of Sexuality in Theater is a newly created site (2018)
and still without public disclosure, which aims to disseminate research related
to Manifestations of sexuality in theatrical performance: effects and
consequences of the aesthetic, ethical and political scope of sensual and
erotic stimulation through the exhibition and voyeurism, contributing to the
dialogue between areas of Theater, Society and Power.
The objective is to include in this site, linked to the Center for Studies
of Theater of the University of Lisbon, the results of scientific research in
the field of sexuality and its presence in the theater as a political vehicle.
The articles may be written in English or Portuguese and will be subject to the
appreciation of the members of the Editorial Council, through a peer-review
process.
2017
PUBLICATIONS online (peer review)
- The breeze leaves its mark and the habit makes the monk [Breath]
https://sinaisemlinha.wordpress.com/2017/11/29/a-brisa-deixa-a-your-marca-eo-habito-faz-
o-monk-blow / # more-1163
- The horses also fall [The vertigo of the animals before the
slaughter] https://sinaisemlinha.wordpress.com/2017/10/04/os-cavalos-tambem-se-abatem-a-vertigem-dos-animais-antes
-of-slaughtering / # more-1102
PUBLICATIONS online (without peer review)
- Drame, rituel et religion dans the scénique version of Yerma for
João Garcia Miguel https://www.academia.edu/34032454/Drame_rituel_et_religion_dans_la_version_sc%C3%A9nique_de_Yerma_de
- Drama, ritual and religion in the scenic version of Yerma by João Garcia
Miguel
https://www.academia.edu/32272071/Drama_ritual_e_religi%C3%A3o_na_vers%C3%A3o_c%C3%A3o_de_Yerma_de
CONFERENCES
- STUDY DAY DEDICATED TO RENÉ GIRARD - International Conference -
University of Minho Institute of Letters and Human Sciences - February 13 and
14, 2017; Title of the Communication: Drama, Ritual and Religion in the Yerma
Scenic Version by João Garcia Miguel - Speaker by Submission
Obs: The remaining periods are used in updating and bibliographical research,
as well as in updating the operative concepts, as foreseen in the schedule
NEXT STEPS (end of 1st triennium and 2nd triennium):
From June to August 2019 will be performed the analysis of the responses to
the survey on the site and the update of the latter with data that will
evidence first and provisional conclusions about the relationship between
sexuality and performance. At the same time, we will always update the
operative concepts requested by the study of the corpus, bibliography and
iconography.
From September 2019 to January 2020 there is already confirmation of a set
of talks with artists and researchers at the Teatro da Trindade. The launch of
the first volume of the book entitled The Apocalyptic Dimension of the Body in
João Garcia Miguel's Work is scheduled for October - it is awaiting funding.
From February to May of 2020 will be the filtering and selection of
the elements that, as a result of the lectures, will be indicators for the
issue of the sexual manipulation and conscious stimulation of the spectator
through mechanisms of aesthetic and spectacular elaboration and the ethical and
political repercussion , whether it is expected or not.
From June to November of 2020 will be carried out the work of organizing
the international colloquium to take place at the end of December of the same
year.
The months from January to April 2021 will be reserved for the preparation
of the publication of the communications of the colloquium on the site, for
which a commission of selection of the same communications will be constituted
(peer review). There will also be revisions of the existing material with a
view to the publication of the second volume of the book with a text of
theoretical framework of my own with the conclusions on the effects and
consequences of Esthetic, Ethical and Political scope of the sensual and erotic
stimulation through the exhibition and the voyeurism
From May to September 2021 will be revised and updated the second volume of
the book.
From October 2021 to February 2022 will be done formatting this volume for
editing.
From March to June of 2022 will be made the update of the site with the
publication of the communications of the colloquium. In addition to this
publication that will be available online, possible new results will be
introduced.
From July to October will be organized a new cycle of lectures and released
the release of the second volume of the book.
In march 2023 the publication of the second volume of the book will be
launched and we will have the presence of several guests with authority on the
theme. In the same session will be presented a presentation of the site
specifically created to record the steps of the investigation and introduction
of the survey to creators and viewers. It will also be highlighted its
importance in this project since it places this work in the scientific
community and will continue to function as a scientific instrument serving the
community as well as its importance during the process of conducting the
research.